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host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. the obama doctrine calls for ending america's wars, avoiding future ones and nationbuilding here at home. good ideas all. but, mishandled, they could signal a retreat from washington's global leadership. the president is facing a $16, $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreign military installations the united states had, compare that with today. it was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a legitimate debate to be had over what is -- that is as old as the republic. washington's generation believed united states would be an asylum for the world's oppressed. it was a place to which victims could come and enjoy the fruits of liberty. there was no sense that we were going to impose
host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. the obama doctrine calls for ending america's wars, avoiding future ones and nationbuilding here at home. good ideas all. but, mishandled, they could signal a retreat from washington's global leadership. the president is facing a $16, $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that...
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max boot on foreign-policy. bradley shear worker rights in the workplace. >> as secretary i have no greater priority responsibility. as i have said many times, i take responsibility. nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to be the state department -- to leave the state department safer and more secure. it meant moving quickly to respond to the immediate crisis, but also to further protect our people in high threat areas across the region and the world. host: we will get your reaction this morning to hillary clinton's testimony yesterday. we do expect misses clinton on capitol hill again today as john kerry has his hearing to replace her. for the first 45 minutes, we will get your reaction to the testimony. what's being written and on television. this is your chance to weigh in on what happened yesterday. democ here is the front page of "the washington times." the headline says "tears and rage on benghazi." we begin with an exchange between the secretary and senator ron johnson. [video c
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he is an expert in foreign policy. ambassador comment thank you for joining us. >> -- ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for the extra ambassadorship. i only had four. forum.d like to thank the 4 i would also like to thank all of the other members of the panel for their contributions. i am here to represent the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. it is known sometimes by the u.s.ccb. the conference has been engaged in this issue for decades. we look forward to this debate and urge our elected officials not to lose this opportunity to reform a broken system. there are several areas the bishops will focus upon in this debate. first, there must be an automatic task -- path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented. we cannot and must not fall short of citizenship for the undocumented. where they receive legal status but no chance to become americans. we should not sanction a permanent underclass in this society without the full rights that other americans possess. we have been down that road before a
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the important foreign-policy issue of benghazi. it was something we were talking about a month ago, but it faded into the background. everybody will be watching tomorrow. it is a big deal to have the secretary of state come in. everyone wants to hear what she has to say about this. she becomes less of a focus because she's leaving, some say. but it will be really important hearing. the group publicans' want a special committee formed to investigate the because the issue, but they did not get that. all we will crb hearings where we get a picture of it from people who were heading the operation. so her parents will be very big tomorrow. guest: more broadly, on national security, we will enter the beginning of confirmation hearings for john kerry as secretary of state, chuck hagel as secretary of defense. consideration of our military strategy, our military spending, how we project american power as we complete a winding down of the war in afghanistan. it is really going to be the end of a post-9/11 period in national security policy,
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i used to put republicans because i would trust them or on foreign policy. i think anybody who is fair and would look at the president's record -- he has done a wonderful job of advancing our interests as well as protecting us. once again, thank you 4 c- span.org so much. i am enjoying the coverage. host: naomi tweets in -- the metro stations here are very crowded. as we mentioned, metro is planning a rush hour schedule, which means a train every five- six minutes at every station throughout the day because of the large crowds. about 800,000 is the current estimate, to attend the inauguration wendy is on american calling in from sydney, australia. good afternoon, good evening, good morning to you. caller: it is good evening here. host: are you watching online? caller: i am watching on tv, on cable. i spent a good portion of my adult life here, but i am constantly reading -- reading the news about the state. i still consider myself a think sometimes my perspective gives me a broader vision. i can see the discord, the downside of what has been happening, but i
i used to put republicans because i would trust them or on foreign policy. i think anybody who is fair and would look at the president's record -- he has done a wonderful job of advancing our interests as well as protecting us. once again, thank you 4 c- span.org so much. i am enjoying the coverage. host: naomi tweets in -- the metro stations here are very crowded. as we mentioned, metro is planning a rush hour schedule, which means a train every five- six minutes at every station throughout...
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also less partisan activities, foreign policy, try to make sure the u.s. stays strong, even though i believe president obama's policies are taking us in the wrong direction. i have talked to people about restarting a small republican guard from 1994 -- group from 1994, the project for republican future, which tried -- party was a little exhausted, the conservative movement was exhausted, it tried to reinvigorate things. it worked for gingrich. it opposed the clinton health care plan. now is the time to think about the republican future to make sure -- there are many good ideas out there, national affairs, the national review, they are publishing interesting positive policy agendas for getting us out of the whole we are in on that -- on debt, deficit, reforming health care, financial services, foreign policies. there are a lot of good young politicians. i'm not sure anybody is going around the country and talking to younker -- younger voters and officials who might want to run and getting them in touch with the intakes and magazines. i do not want to compet
also less partisan activities, foreign policy, try to make sure the u.s. stays strong, even though i believe president obama's policies are taking us in the wrong direction. i have talked to people about restarting a small republican guard from 1994 -- group from 1994, the project for republican future, which tried -- party was a little exhausted, the conservative movement was exhausted, it tried to reinvigorate things. it worked for gingrich. it opposed the clinton health care plan. now is the...
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in the area of foreign policy over the next phone years. the phone numbers are -- >> if you are on twitter, the hash tag we are using is kerry and we'll try to get to some of those tweets as well. we are planning to take you live to the white house in about half an hour at 2:30 eastern as the president has some nominations he is going to announce at the white house at 2:30. and under way at this hour, we had planned to bring it here on c-span but the hearing went late. under way at the pentagon, a briefing with general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs and leon panetta, the defense secretary, announcing a change, the lifting of the ban of the use of women in combat. let's get back to the focus of the phone calls here on c-span. biggest foreign policy challenge for the next four years. democratic caller in florida. caller: i have been watching the program all morning and i see the biggest foreign policy challenge in the next four years is not so much one that takes us out of the country as it is bringing democrats and republicans
in the area of foreign policy over the next phone years. the phone numbers are -- >> if you are on twitter, the hash tag we are using is kerry and we'll try to get to some of those tweets as well. we are planning to take you live to the white house in about half an hour at 2:30 eastern as the president has some nominations he is going to announce at the white house at 2:30. and under way at this hour, we had planned to bring it here on c-span but the hearing went late. under way at the...
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moreover, more than ever foreign-policy his economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america it is uncertain about engaging in that area are unwilling to put our best foot forward, and went to demonstrate our resolve, to lead is a day in which we weaken our nation itself my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that americans strengthen prospects abroad depend on american strength and resolve a home. it's hard to tell the leaders of a number of countries that have to deal with imf, balance the budget, create economic order with there's none if we don't provide it for soles. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama sufficient for the world as the ends more than a decade of war and we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and everyone of us here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments along. we cannot allow the extraordinary good
moreover, more than ever foreign-policy his economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america it is uncertain about engaging in that area are unwilling to put our best foot forward, and went to demonstrate our resolve, to lead is a day in which we weaken our nation itself my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that americans strengthen prospects abroad...
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i'm well-versed in foreign policy, so i think the senate would be excited if i could shape foreign policy. theplaces i've worked with executive branch. you can make changes across a broad spectrum of area. host: james is on the phone in dallas on the independent line. good morning. caller: how are you? host: fine, thanks. caller: i want to ask why his party always lies on the president? and what did you all given to harry reid to sell out the president yesterday? host: thanks for the call, james. the issue on the filibuster. guest: i am generally against overstreamlining legislation. i don't exactly understand what the compromise was or what the alternatives were. so i don't know if harry reid sold-out the president or not. he was elected by his fellow senators with a democratic majority. it took me a little while to realize this. because they are in the same party does not mean they work for you. harry reid does not work for barack obama. we criticize the president, but we have been criticizing nancy pelosi and harry reid equally. i have supported president obama on things such as in afg
i'm well-versed in foreign policy, so i think the senate would be excited if i could shape foreign policy. theplaces i've worked with executive branch. you can make changes across a broad spectrum of area. host: james is on the phone in dallas on the independent line. good morning. caller: how are you? host: fine, thanks. caller: i want to ask why his party always lies on the president? and what did you all given to harry reid to sell out the president yesterday? host: thanks for the call,...
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he's an expert in foreign policy and migration trends worldwide. ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, ali. and thank you for the extra ambassadorship. i only had four. [laughter] >> you need another one. >> i'd like to thank ali and the forum and, um, all of you for the invitation to be here today to say a few words, um, and to -- i'd also like to thank all of the other members of the panel here for their contributions. i'm here to represent the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. it's known sometimes by just usccb. the conference has been engaged in this issue of immigration reform for decades. we look forward to this debate and urge our elected officials not to lose this opportunity to reform a broken system. there are several areas the bishops will focus upon in this debate. first, there must be an automatic pass to citizen -- path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented. we cannot and must not, excuse me, fall short of citizenship for the undocumented where instead they receive legal status but no chance to become
he's an expert in foreign policy and migration trends worldwide. ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, ali. and thank you for the extra ambassadorship. i only had four. [laughter] >> you need another one. >> i'd like to thank ali and the forum and, um, all of you for the invitation to be here today to say a few words, um, and to -- i'd also like to thank all of the other members of the panel here for their contributions. i'm here to represent the u.s....
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policy committee. here live coverage of the senate hearing at 9:00 a.m. eastern and a house hearing at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span radio or watched the hearings on c-span 3. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> what is the best training for a policeman? >> i said it before and i will say it again -- the best training you can get to become a really good police officer and understand what it's all about is walk but -- you learn how to develop sources, you learn how to use intelligence information. you learn how to leverage relationships. that is the key. people in a community trust you, they will tell you when the things that are happening that are not yet -- so you can intervene. they tell you all about how to go about doing it. i really learned the most in my career from those relationships. >> from high school dropout and single mother to the youngest police chief in washington, d.c., history. what cathy lanier on c-span's q&a. c-span, created by america's cable companies in
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you are not only a foreign- policy thinker but a politician. what politically is the effective counter to that question? >> we have to knowledge that we have a lot of nationbuilding doing at home. then ecb the priority. that reality -- that needs to be the priority. that reality affects the kinds of resources that we will have available to do the kind of global engagement, global diplomacy that we have seen in the past. i think we are going to -- we are severely resource constrained and politically, and we are going to have to prioritize and really make the case for whatever expenditures go out relative to military presence and spending, or states and diplomacy and foreign aid. so that is the reality that we have to deal with. i believe we will be forced to have to make some hard choices in that regard. secondly, i would just simply say, as i say to virtually every interest group that comes into my office, we know -- here is the line -- we know that resources are tight, we know we have to cut back, but our program is different than everybody el
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which is getting your input on the bigger issues of foreign policy. ultimately the security of our diplomats depend on the host country. this is all a discussion about well there might have been five security people on the ground if only there had been more funding, more deployment this cable, that cable, maybe there would have been eight or nine security people on the ground which might have led to more protection, might have led to more casualties. here in washington the decision was made to provide well more than 16 security people to libya and nobody that i know of in washington was involved in the issue of how many of those were in benghazi, either going with the ambassador or there in advance. so the decision that all 16 weren't with him was a decision that you can't blame either political party or anyone in washington for. ultimately all we can have at our embassies is enough to stave off a militant attack for a few hours and after that if the host country doesn't come to the rerescue, it doesn't matter whether we have three, six, 12, 16 or 36
which is getting your input on the bigger issues of foreign policy. ultimately the security of our diplomats depend on the host country. this is all a discussion about well there might have been five security people on the ground if only there had been more funding, more deployment this cable, that cable, maybe there would have been eight or nine security people on the ground which might have led to more protection, might have led to more casualties. here in washington the decision was made to...
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policy aims that in asia he got a point and in what way could that help america's foreign policy in the region. well every time any country says that they are going to defend themselves from the united states the united states see your aggressor and thus we have the new excuse the new pretext to up the ante but i think when you look at the whole picture you could see that north korea's sort of tenacious militancy even if it appears to be bombastic in the west in the way it's presented in the western media it's had the effect of preventing what would have been otherwise i think a war between the united states and its allies south korea in north korea that was a danger that existed in one thousand nine hundred four a very real danger it started again when bush came into office scratching and scotching the the normalization process that was under way during clinton so i don't think north korea is sort of. impression that it's prepared to fight is actually accelerating the conflict if anything i think it could lead to new negotiations and yet there is a reaction many saying tensions in
policy aims that in asia he got a point and in what way could that help america's foreign policy in the region. well every time any country says that they are going to defend themselves from the united states the united states see your aggressor and thus we have the new excuse the new pretext to up the ante but i think when you look at the whole picture you could see that north korea's sort of tenacious militancy even if it appears to be bombastic in the west in the way it's presented in the...
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the arrogance by which the united states foreign policy trusted dictate terms to countries like bolivia, less than 1% of any excess cocaine in bolivia ends up in the united states. the heavy-handed nature of u.s. policy, you would think this is can't -- some kind of flood. now imagine if the united nations and the guardians of the un convention were to treat coffee with the content they treat cocoa. what would happen if they told bolivia's and peruvians you have to stop chewing coca which they have been doing for centuries, if not thousands of years? imagine if they did that to the united states. you have to give up this habit. what would happen? well, a friend of mine actually did this. andrew epstein went to amherst college. in 2001 he conspired with the school demonstration in student government to secretly been coffee for one day without notice during finals week. so all the students get up the morning. there's no coffee in the cafeteria, bookstore, no coffee being sold on campus. they have fans dress up and trenchcoats as drug dealers. you want to buy a shot of espresso. six bucks.
the arrogance by which the united states foreign policy trusted dictate terms to countries like bolivia, less than 1% of any excess cocaine in bolivia ends up in the united states. the heavy-handed nature of u.s. policy, you would think this is can't -- some kind of flood. now imagine if the united nations and the guardians of the un convention were to treat coffee with the content they treat cocoa. what would happen if they told bolivia's and peruvians you have to stop chewing coca which they...
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to discuss russia's foreign policy in two thousand and thirteen i'm joined by. he is the editor in chief of rushing global affairs he is a senior lecturer in research or international relations at moscow's same university and dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst with the voice of russia radio station. that means you can jump in anytime you want to do you think two thousand and thirteen holds for russia's foreign policy right now it's a very turbulent time as you can remain turbulent or yes. maybe it will be even more turbulent than no fortunately the syrian crisis continues and a year ago everybody predicted also to fall soon immediately now we are what we were told he has to go right ok i find it interesting every time someone like hillary clinton says this person must go some most of the time all the time they will eventually. sooner or later we are but that can. take much more time so for russian diplomacy was a very important issue in two thousand and twelve and certainly will remain this year also i think the. very important and quite a troublesome ar
to discuss russia's foreign policy in two thousand and thirteen i'm joined by. he is the editor in chief of rushing global affairs he is a senior lecturer in research or international relations at moscow's same university and dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst with the voice of russia radio station. that means you can jump in anytime you want to do you think two thousand and thirteen holds for russia's foreign policy right now it's a very turbulent time as you can remain turbulent or...
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policy traced to dictate terms and countries like bolivia less than 1% of any excess cocaine in bolivia and set in the united states. and the heavy-handed nature of the policy would think this is some kind of a flood from bolivia the way that we dictate terms in this country. now imagine if the united nations and the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way with the content they treat coca what would happen if they tell oblivion's chewing coca which they'd been doing for centuries if not thousands of years imagine if they did that to the united states you have to give up this habit now. she was a major that went to elmhurst college, and in 2001 he comes by europe with the administration to secretly them coffee for one day without notice during finals week as a project so all these students get up in the morning and there's no coffee in the bookstore area sold on campus and they have friends dress up in trenchcoats as drug dealers. you want to buy a shot of espresso? $6. and people were actually buying this stuff and in cbs news come all this stuff, so that is the kind of outrage tha
policy traced to dictate terms and countries like bolivia less than 1% of any excess cocaine in bolivia and set in the united states. and the heavy-handed nature of the policy would think this is some kind of a flood from bolivia the way that we dictate terms in this country. now imagine if the united nations and the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way with the content they treat coca what would happen if they tell oblivion's chewing coca which they'd been doing for centuries if not...
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>> it's not a john kerry foreign policy. that's the point. this is the most withholding, controlling foreign policy president since richard nixon. barack obama dominates. he doesn't delegate. and john kerry will face two major challenges. number one, the cruel and unforgiving world in which america now operates. particularly in the region your reporter just referred to the middle east april. divided into migraine headaches on one side and root candle on the other. this is a difference functional region in which we're stuck and cannot fix. so that's reality number one. the second is the president. you want to been effective secretary of state? henry kissinger, james baker, you have to persuade your president to let you own a big issue, and that just carry out your policy -- you'll re carrying out the president's policy but you as secretary of state help shape the substance of that policy and that remains to be seen. >> he'll attempt to fill big shoes, and you wondering what the differences will be between nat secretary of state and the current
>> it's not a john kerry foreign policy. that's the point. this is the most withholding, controlling foreign policy president since richard nixon. barack obama dominates. he doesn't delegate. and john kerry will face two major challenges. number one, the cruel and unforgiving world in which america now operates. particularly in the region your reporter just referred to the middle east april. divided into migraine headaches on one side and root candle on the other. this is a difference...
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they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. >> interesting point. the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death awful the incident of a death of an ambassador is, is it right that president obama says let's get this in context, let's not attack. wars are extremely costly, both financially and with the human loss of life. >> you just went from 0 to 60. what i'm saying is in 2000, 1999-2000. after 9/11, one of the things we learned from osama bin laden, the jihad strongly emboldened when there was no response to the bombing of the u.s.s. cole. there was no response that demonstrated you can not do this to americans. >> what would you have done in benghazi in the aftermath? >> i'm not a general -- >>
they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. >> interesting point. the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death awful the incident of a death of an...
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foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of t
foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of...
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this is going to be a large foreign policy problem, national security issue, for the administration going forward and there will be a lot >> we're expected o foll -pay provision to the bill, which would withhold lawmakers' paychecks if they failed to pass a budget and attempt to embarrass the senate and refocus thfit wi >>> this bill is a political gimmick. this bill was cooked up a few miles from here, when, frankly, the majority party said, we're in trouble, the people don't like us, things aren't going well, how do we fix it? well, they came up with this gimmick. >> well, that was thousands democratic whip, steny hoyer, hitting republicans on the no budget, no pay deal passed wednesday. after a bruising election, a tough fight on the fiscal cliff, and with even more fiscal deadlines looming, can republicans regroup? joining me now, republican tom price, vice chair of the budget committee and on the front lines of this battle. congressman price, apologies for my voice. i'll try to keep my questions short. >> nice hearing your voice today, chuck, so good health to you. >> thank you, sir.
this is going to be a large foreign policy problem, national security issue, for the administration going forward and there will be a lot >> we're expected o foll -pay provision to the bill, which would withhold lawmakers' paychecks if they failed to pass a budget and attempt to embarrass the senate and refocus thfit wi >>> this bill is a political gimmick. this bill was cooked up a few miles from here, when, frankly, the majority party said, we're in trouble, the people don't...
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welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about russia's foreign policy gentlemen at the end of last year secretary of state hillary clinton warned about the research he does ation of russia and the post soviet space i want to go through all three of you your reaction to that. beautifully was a. single throw state i recruited because of the mystic political reasons it was actually a coalition of ministration and obama had to do it due to situation. democratic party. and i must say she was very much disciplined secretary of state she basically fulfilled the policy formulated in the white house but now you know sharing on the fact that qaddafi was murdered when we came he died. that's that was actually the position of many in the states. probably along i think you are the last and so but but in the russian issue you know the reset wasn't he'll recall into this idea but she was off to work on that as obama wanted but no since she leaves office ship would say what she really believed and i was not at all surprised because the hillary clinton comes from ninety
welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about russia's foreign policy gentlemen at the end of last year secretary of state hillary clinton warned about the research he does ation of russia and the post soviet space i want to go through all three of you your reaction to that. beautifully was a. single throw state i recruited because of the mystic political reasons it was actually a coalition of ministration and obama had to do it due to situation. democratic...
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in terms of actual policy, what is the other side most concerned about visa vee, you know, foreign policy moving forward. >> unfortunately, yesterday instead of asking, as i did, about the implementation of changes and getting those changes made so that we can prevent this from happening again or at least reduce the likelihood substantially, what you saw was a lot of frankly a lot of politics, but i think most americans saw it for what it was, and it's important when you ask questions about benghazi to have looked at not just the information on the public record, but the classified information as well, and i think some of those questions would have been a little different if more people looked at the classified record on this. >> just slightly different. it begs the question, though, senator casey, if the biggest concern right now is allegiance to either the yankees or the red sox, are you going to hold this nomination up over the phillies? >> i think i have to make sure that we have a secretary of state in place. i can't allow my prejudice to get in the way. by the way, the reason i have
in terms of actual policy, what is the other side most concerned about visa vee, you know, foreign policy moving forward. >> unfortunately, yesterday instead of asking, as i did, about the implementation of changes and getting those changes made so that we can prevent this from happening again or at least reduce the likelihood substantially, what you saw was a lot of frankly a lot of politics, but i think most americans saw it for what it was, and it's important when you ask questions...
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foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. into the antiwar dot that we go now starting with the police who hav
foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now...
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more over, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions, an economic patriotism that recognizes american strength and prospects abroad depend on american strength and results at home. it's hard to tell the leadership of the number of countries that they have to deal with the imf, balance their budget, create economic order where there is none, if we don't provide it for ourselves. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama's vision for the world as he ends more than a decade of war, that we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and every one of us here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cannot al
more over, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions, an economic patriotism that recognizes american strength and prospects abroad...
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you know a foreign policy of extreme interventionism getting involved in every corner of the planet regardless of the consequences it's just won't be the ground in beijing forces it'll be more or propping up dictatorships and bombing the countries now at home we've seen significant pushback from congress and with republicans maintaining a majority in the house of representatives how tough will it be for barack obama to push any of his policies forward in the coming term. not difficult especially on issues of national security i mean there's a broad bipartisan consensus on some of the most terrible. security issues that affect us on the domestic front i mean for example warrantless wiretapping this is a policy that was why it had lee criticized when the bush administration was in power and now the obama administration has you know uniformly embraced it even though the government has acknowledged that the secretive program has exceeded its legal limits violating americans force the fourth amendment constitutional rights the obama administration has aggressively refused to allow any checks and ba
you know a foreign policy of extreme interventionism getting involved in every corner of the planet regardless of the consequences it's just won't be the ground in beijing forces it'll be more or propping up dictatorships and bombing the countries now at home we've seen significant pushback from congress and with republicans maintaining a majority in the house of representatives how tough will it be for barack obama to push any of his policies forward in the coming term. not difficult...
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interesting that he de-emphasized foreign policy. confirmation hearings to be the director of the c.i.a. he not only will be asked about what the current, and the policy has been but what it will be in the future. if the drone policy is unsustainable what is the drone policy going to be? what will they be replaced with when we leave afghanistan? how do we fight al-qaeda if we pull back from drone six? there are questions what about we have been doing, which is secretive and replace it with. >> bret: some, charles, say the drone program is largely a program not about being aggressive after terrorists. >> it seems to me the choice of the zone policy, the content of the global warming, though he won't use the word, a way to keep the problem at bay. it does something, kills the leadership. slows them down. not capturing anybody or gathering intelligence as done for the decade before. a reasonable way to approach the problem if the way obama thinks. he wants to keep the world at bay. the size of the speech of the foreign affairs was negli
interesting that he de-emphasized foreign policy. confirmation hearings to be the director of the c.i.a. he not only will be asked about what the current, and the policy has been but what it will be in the future. if the drone policy is unsustainable what is the drone policy going to be? what will they be replaced with when we leave afghanistan? how do we fight al-qaeda if we pull back from drone six? there are questions what about we have been doing, which is secretive and replace it with....
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while president obama may have more control over foreign policy domestically there is a greater chance of his agenda getting bogged down in congress like gun control the executive orders are useless and legislative proposals and i suspect will not pass in this country and i don't think it's in the offing anywhere in the near future because we are a culture that is very deeply. in love with our guns in the last four years congress more than was attempted to sabotage the president on key economic issues including reaching a last minute deal as the country teetered on the edge of fiscal cliff when presidents who have trouble with congress like to do international things because they have to worry about congress much less the president's actions so far have show little possibility that in the next four years he will be any more flexible on major foreign policy issues as far as the mess that could genda many doubt whether he's never ending battle with congress will allow him to move significantly beyond inspiring speeches in washington i'm going to check. as one president is welcome back an
while president obama may have more control over foreign policy domestically there is a greater chance of his agenda getting bogged down in congress like gun control the executive orders are useless and legislative proposals and i suspect will not pass in this country and i don't think it's in the offing anywhere in the near future because we are a culture that is very deeply. in love with our guns in the last four years congress more than was attempted to sabotage the president on key economic...
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foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is about. the freedom of information act is still not working well under the obama administration. some of that is pos/t 9/11. in los war will lead to a decline in information transparency access. anytime you can have less sequence -- secrecy, that is good. less secrecy is needed. it was handled at the outset by partnering with newspapers like "the guardian," traditional newspapers of distinction. wikileaks released documents around the world to newspapers in india, haiti, the middle east, latin america. it has had an impact in countries we do not know
foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is...
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looks set to continue with its aggressive foreign policy that couple of minutes time. but next after two years of simmering and sometimes violent protests against corruption and inept authorities jordan is finally getting a parliamentary election the king called a vote to appease those demanding change but is r.t. to see catherine of no reports it threatens to push the country further into crisis . beneath the calm facade here in jordan is a simmering crisis the kingdom has remained relatively stable amid the wave of regimes falling in the arab spring wednesday's parliamentary elections are part of the reform efforts undertaken by the government in an attempt to quell popular dissatisfaction. i'm optimistic that our political system has taken a big step forward if a parliament wants to enjoy respect the very first thing it needs is to be elected as a result of the fair election that's what our future parliament is going to be but a balanced parliament is something that is highly i'm likely to come out of this election is being boycotted by georgia's most powerful polit
looks set to continue with its aggressive foreign policy that couple of minutes time. but next after two years of simmering and sometimes violent protests against corruption and inept authorities jordan is finally getting a parliamentary election the king called a vote to appease those demanding change but is r.t. to see catherine of no reports it threatens to push the country further into crisis . beneath the calm facade here in jordan is a simmering crisis the kingdom has remained relatively...
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this is going to be a large foreign policy problem, national security issue, for the administration going forward and there will be a lot of questions for john kerry and others going forward on this issue. >>> all right, back to domestic politics. speaker john boehner laid out his strategy for house republicans in a tuesday speech to the repon society, a moderate republican group. >> we're expected over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration, as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us into the dustbin of history. >> boehner also said that he had to give former college football coach and espn commentator lou holtz a pep talk after obama's inauguration. >> last night, i get a three-page text from my good friend, lou holtz, who must have watched state of the union and then he watched all that blabber on tv last night. so about 9:30, i get this three-page text. i'm done, finished, the country's over with, we're not doing this again. i've already had this conversation with lou about nine or
this is going to be a large foreign policy problem, national security issue, for the administration going forward and there will be a lot of questions for john kerry and others going forward on this issue. >>> all right, back to domestic politics. speaker john boehner laid out his strategy for house republicans in a tuesday speech to the repon society, a moderate republican group. >> we're expected over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration, as they attempt to...
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it's one of a few foreign policy issues that actually unite democrats and republicans. >> "the future of the jews," is your book title provocative in any way? and do you mean it to be? >> i mean it to be because the question is can a people have survived calamities for 3000 years in affect except successful integration, and how do you react to that. it is optimistic but realistic. it looks at the demographics of israel and asks whether 2.57 million israelis can ultimately control 2 million palestinians against their will. it looks at low birthrates in the diaspora below replacement levels with intermarriage, which threatens to reduce the number of jews. there were 70 million jews in 1939 in the world of 2 billion. there's 13 and a half million because of the holocaust in a world of 7 billion. and so it looks at a very provocative way, and i'm optimistic that we can survive these external threats, the shift of power, globalization, the nuclear threat from iran, globalization. because we are not alone. the united states and the west are in the same battles ourselves. it's the internal t
it's one of a few foreign policy issues that actually unite democrats and republicans. >> "the future of the jews," is your book title provocative in any way? and do you mean it to be? >> i mean it to be because the question is can a people have survived calamities for 3000 years in affect except successful integration, and how do you react to that. it is optimistic but realistic. it looks at the demographics of israel and asks whether 2.57 million israelis can ultimately...
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and unlike other foreign policy crises, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war, when we come back. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i
and unlike other foreign policy crises, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war, when we come back. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day!...
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and unlike other foreign policy crises, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war, when we come back. chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. sign
and unlike other foreign policy crises, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from the most urgent foreign policy issue to the most important, the relationship between the united states and china. how to prevent a new cold war, when we come back. chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic...
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country's reckless policies. this is robbing our cities and states of critical investments and infrastructure like bridges, ports and levees. every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in america's priorities. instead, interest payments are a significant tax on all americans, a debt tax, that washington doesn't want to talk about. increasing america's debt weakens domestically and internationally. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden on bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. america has a debt problem. and a failure of leadership. americans deserve better. all of those words were taken from then senator obama's statement before he voted against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. truer words cannot have been spoken today. the debt burden the president was concerned about a few years ago is still a very real threat today. congress should pass a responsible budget so we have a road map to get to our serious
country's reckless policies. this is robbing our cities and states of critical investments and infrastructure like bridges, ports and levees. every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in america's priorities. instead, interest payments are a significant tax on all americans, a debt tax, that washington doesn't want to talk about. increasing america's debt weakens domestically and internationally. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is...